Users Guide

Contents
1 Overview......................................................................................................................... 5
What is new in this release................................................................................................................................................. 5
Other documents you might need...................................................................................................................................... 5
2 Prerequisites for installing the DSU.................................................................................6
Supported hardware...........................................................................................................................................................6
Supported Operating Systems............................................................................................................................................6
Support for Ubuntu operating systems.........................................................................................................................6
3 Installing DSU..................................................................................................................7
Installing DUP on Microsoft Windows operating systems from command line interface......................................................7
Installing DUP on Linux operating systems from command line interface............................................................................ 7
Installing DSU on Microsoft Windows from DUP................................................................................................................ 7
Installing DSU on Linux operating systems from DUP................................................................................................... 8
Installing OpenManage Server Administrator................................................................................................................8
4 Updating the system using DSU......................................................................................9
DSU Outputs and Options.................................................................................................................................................12
Creating a Bootable ISO....................................................................................................................................................12
Using DSU ISO............................................................................................................................................................13
Using kickstart les........................................................................................................................................................... 13
5 Sample Commands........................................................................................................ 14
Sample Cong le............................................................................................................................................................. 14
Command to create bootable non-interactive DSU ISO.................................................................................................... 14
Command to create bootable interactive DSU ISO............................................................................................................14
Command to package the selected updates to a folder using existing bootable ISO......................................................... 14
DSU to use with custom oine repository created with Dell Repository Manager............................................................ 14
6 Troubleshooting DSU..................................................................................................... 16
The repository setup is ne, however OMSA (srvadmin) is failing to install....................................................................... 16
The repository setup is ne, OMSA (srvadmin) is installed but won’t start or you can’t access it......................................16
Repository conicts for updates having dierent version.The DSU commands are not working even after the
successful installation of the software...............................................................................................................................16
7 Frequently asked questions............................................................................................17
Can I use the catalog location option and point it at catalog.cab on the local system?......................................................17
How can I select an update in the given list?.....................................................................................................................17
How can I cancel an update already selected in the given list?..........................................................................................17
After I select the required updates, how to start the update process?.............................................................................. 17
Can I select more than one update?..................................................................................................................................17
Can I select all updates at the same time? ....................................................................................................................... 17
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